Non-Planar Tip Propellers Are WILD! I want one... 

I live near where that NR prop accident happened. The word is that he had a 160 HP engine running a prop that was rated at 150 HP. I don't know much more than that, but when a single blade comes off just after takeoff, things get ugly real quickly.

I'm probably behind your times.... Happy to see ya in the air. I'm not a pilot, but I am retired USAF and spent a career around and in support of flight. Every time I see or even hear a plane, my wee little brain goes 'twerp' and buzzes my heart, and I'm back on the flight line and a wide and wild eyed kid again. Thanks.

FYI berp isn't French as he says, it stands for British Experimental Rotor Programme. A seen on the AW101 and AW159.

Brother your videos are so entertaining and well put together. I am not a pilot but enjoy your content immensely!! Thanks for sharing your talents and adventures !!

That certainly is a great looking tail wheel. Hope it will serve you well. The flight over the mountains - what we saw of it - was spectacular. Thanks.

I love these videos! Thanks Trent for making these!

In Canada we csn put whatever propeller on an amateur built airplane. Just enter the change in the logbook.

I like the look of the new prop, vaguely reminds me of a prop my uncle had on his Piper Arrow called a Q-Tip. The ends of the prop were 'bent' backwards to reduce drag and make less noise. All I can say was that the prop seemed quieter. Then what do I know, I was just a kid flying from the right hand seat while my uncle read the newspaper. Then we changed back to the old prop because a CAA inspector grounded the plane because, Quote. 'You crashed your plane and bent the prop'. Thank You Trent, Happy Landings.

That prop is sick, Sounds amazing too. Cant wait to see you fly it. Thanks for the vid

I met Tony a few years ago at a school event. He seems like an outstanding individual.

Great video Trent. Thank you!

10:00 The inconsistency can be frustrating.. I had an experimental that had a metal, two blade fixed pitch, and went to a wooded two blade fixed pitch. I was sure I needed to go back to phase one, but the Indianapolis FSDO guy assured me it didn’t need to.. I asked about the change in material, the rearward shift in CG, he almost got stern with me and said “fixed pitch to fixed pitch? You’re good to go!”

Is the Catto 79"? That shim system is really cool. Our two blade makes the 915 sound almost "un-Rotax" like when you hear it overhead.

Nice flight and seeing Tony's operation...class act. Like the tunes. Thx Trent

Acceleration on takeoff was impressive! You have a beautiful, performing aircraft.

It's always good to see you brother. Enjoy your videos

Not a lot of successful youtbers come to Lincoln CA. I'm in a neighboring city but get to watch a lot of the small personal craft flying around the foothills. Was fun when Mather and McClellan afb were open along time ago.

Cool Prop!! Looking forward to the trial and install videos. Thank you for the video.

I started watching your videos as a zero time dreamer, now I fly out of Kmyv working my way to the airlines. One of these days I’ll get lucky enough to share the airspace with Freedomfox. Keep up the awesome vids!

I love your landings, nice smooth elevator input all the way to touchdown. When I was an active CFI, I dealt with what I call the Cessna pump: massive evelator inputs all the way to touchdown.

Dude! AMAZING shots of Donner Lake and the Pass with the backside of Northstar @ Tahoe in the background - TWICE!! AND I can just see what looks like Emigrant Peak at Palisades Tahoe (Squaw Valley) sticking up ahead of your wing way in the distance. My old stomping ground for a year after high school. Thanks for taking us with you! Can't wait to see/hear how the new prop looks/sounds!!

Excellent as usual!!!

Thanks for sharing! Always enjoy some backcountry exposure. Not much of that here in the Northeast 😢.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Funny, I was thinking of Wall-E with their cup food when you started mentioning a movie reference during that ad segment

Another enjoyable video, what can I say. Safe travels.

Propeller design is fascinating. Seems to never stop evolving. Which is a good thing. Oh, and never forget what Charleston Heston discoered: Soylent Green is people!

Loving this stuff, different kind of "off-road" then I'm used to haha

I live 2.3 miles from KLHM. Good to see our little strip on the "Tube"! !! !!!

Man, I came here to learn how to build a website! What a let down. 😂

Trent - this is the best time of year to get some grass going on that strip.

Little more gritty epi…love it. And I need one of those tailwheels…and maybe that prop. Can’t wait for the season…

Years ago i changed mine for a higher angle and i was amazed how much difference it made.👍👍

I was just in KTRK. It was a fun approach.

That prop is similar to a ground adjustable Sensenich I had. Just swap out keys in the center re tighten and done

All the toys, man. All of them. 😮

Confirmed: Trent is a hugger!

AWSOME VIDEO

So good to see Talon at the end of one of your videos.

MUST HAVE one of his Shock Monster hoodies 👌🏻

Trent, Would be great to see some Sierra blizzard coverage from ya 😎 Spencer

some mighty beautiful country you flying over. WOW !! Just a safety thought.....do you carry freezing weather clothing with you just in case you have to put it down in an emergency and end up overnight?

Get that new Catto prop! I fly a Catto 2 blade on my Zenith and love it.

So large aircraft, go through a depot maintenance and get completely unskined to check ribs spars, everything, etc... At what point do you think you should do the same? Welds break eventually., even if it is chromeolly.

Good stuff.

Another great video! Damn i wanna FLY!!! Be well brother! ONE day!

Aesthetically I prefer the three bladed set-up, but if there is a potential safety issue, two will due in a pinch.

Those tips look wild. Would be interesting to see some performance comaprison between this and some of the props from other brands. You should do a video on different propellers! :)

My sister-in-law’s family used to live right by the Lincoln airport! I always thought it’d be the perfect place to live if their son ever wanted to learn how to fly, but then their 2nd son came along and they had to get a bigger place.

Damn it would be a stiff decision to make - a crispy Bacon Roll or a liquid drink for Breakfast, it would be a real struggle, however I will take the Bacon Roll 🙂

Better get skis and snowshoes Trent. You’re getting feet of snow.

Finally, I have something in common with Trent Palmer, I, too, am getting a new prop. It’s just money.

I just don’t understand why you wouldn’t go with an airmaster electric constant speed. It’s absolutely the best of both worlds and super light for a CS. I have such a wide range of climb and cruise speed with my 915 and airmaster CS prop.

Don’t try woodcomp. I had one on my brand new pipistrel 912is and it threw a blade at 220hrs. Luckily had a chute as was over a large city. Nice vid

That tailwheel looked similar to what Ryan ( PNG) made on his cad.

15:10 I thought for sure that we were building up to a square space ad

The moment you walked in that shop I knew homie was using a Shear Hog.

Tony looks like he's seen plenty of skiing/boarding lately!

My, that’s a big one! 😁🤙🏼

There must be a way to install an electrical adjustable pitch prop to the airplane even if you can't install a traditional constant speed one? I would have thought that would net a bigger performance change across the flight envelope than from a slightly more efficient fixed pitch prop.

Nothing like when the boys come clutch when you need them and you go out for dinner and drinks after.

What he referred to as "heavier " you know as "beefier"! Thanks for sharing!

Awesome channel awesome content! You should do a bush plane collaboration with Cleetus McFarland!

You need an air master constant speed to match your propeller

Hey what type of portable fuel bladders do you carry with you? Where can I get them?

What ever happened to the hydraulic constant speed prop? Why the switch to ground adjustable?

Hey Trent, I’m pretty new to your channel, did you buy the Kitfox with the avionics you have now or did you upgrade it ? Thanks!

Hey Trent, what size tire did you go with for that TK1 tailwheel?

Look at those Aussies! sweet doges.

I live in Roseville (next door to Lincoln). I would love to buy you a water and get a picture in front of the Freedom Fox!! Keep up the solid content, Trent!!

Great as always but did they actually explain the benefit of the new tip design? Went back a few times and couldn't find it ... maybe I just missed it?

How do you know for sure? Did you strain it?

DUC has made such propellers for light airplanes for a while. Look at DUC Windspoon.

Where is the Good Gimble? Almost remind me of a Newbe filming? all over the place?

did you tap the breakes a split-second after liftoff, or does your right wheel stop spinning on its own so quickly?

Have you tested any toroidal props yet? I'd love 1 on my paramotor just for the noise

AIRBORNE!

Not sure how the kitfox's rudder/brake pedals are meched, however it looks like you are hitting some right brake on takeoff (4:30 - takeoff the wheel stops instantly on takeoff). Is this on purpose to counter insufficient rudder authority? Not nitpicking, just curious since I don't fly tailwheels.

Y didn't tell us about the new Fangled prop ends, bent ends , what they for, performance?? Great Vid!!

The opening scene made me realize exactly what hard work, over time, looks like. Your audience has watched you find land, built a home, build a hanger, install sick lights, etc etc. Patey, in a recent talk, pointed out how many pilots die because of fuel mixture issues which become non-issues in an EFI / modern engine. One less thing to checklist in your safe flight operations leading to less decision fatigue. ❤ Safe travels Trent.

I too, suffered a single blade departure during flight just over a week ago. Even though the engine was shut down within just a few seconds, the resultant imbalance to the engine sheared six of the eight engine truss arms, leaving my 912iS dangling from the firewall by only the fuel lines and wiring harness. The nose of the engine dropped nearly 2-feet and as one can imagine, aerodynamics was severely affected, resulting in a stall buffet well above best glide speed. Obviously, I able to make a safe landing and live to talk about it but as one can imagine, I’ve not slept much since. My brain has been continuously analyzing where my somewhat anal-retentive, three-legged stool approach to flying failed me: Inspect, Maintain, and Train - all as though my life depends on it every single flight! And then of course there are the haunting thoughts of “what-if?” and how much pain I would have brought to my family. I am not yet able to go into details of our early investigation, other than to say that early signs point to a single component failure. Also, even though multiple A&P’s have assured me routine inspections and maintenance would never have identified early warning signs, I remain vigilant in my philosophical belief to life that we can do better. As a fellow pilot said to me after learning of the incident, “It just wasn’t your time!” After a short pause, he continued with, “But that doesn’t mean you still don’t need to look both ways before crossing the street!” The message here is, be diligent fellow pilots! Be diligent in your inspections, maintenance and training because any one of these may one day save your life and the lives of your passengers. I feel confident that all three played a role in getting me down safely and in a manner that in retrospect, felt like a complete non-event. The feelings afterward have been anything but...

I’m not well informed on experimental but I thought you didn’t have to notify the FAA when changing stuff

Two bladed prop seemed more powerful up here in WI.

Wait, haven't you ever had a constant speed prop? Isn't it a nice thing to have, or are those too heavy/expensive to maintain?

Soylent - are you kidding me? Even as an Ironic name it's a laugh

Busy boy!

IFR = I Follow Roads … I-80! 😂 Love your videos Trent.

Trent can a KitFox be certified as a Light Sport or does it have to remain as Experimental? I am getting to the age I may need to switch to LSA. The KitFox looks like a really fun flying machine. Thanks. Larry (ASMEL and Helicopter)

Two shots of Castle peak.

What happened to the MT?

Interesting that prop change isn’t allowed without testing but you can install a heavier or lighter tail wheel which can change the CG and that’s no problem? You mentioned that you have flown several other props before. Was each one of them considered a major modification?

Three blade to two blade seems like a larger diameter, maybe not with increased chord. Seems like it is louder. Anxious to hear your report on the upgrades. What's happening with Cory?

“Like this video if you do, subscribe if you haven’t, come elbe my wing man, see you on the next one, peace” Fantastic autro Trent

Having money, must be a sweet feeling. 😊

Soylent????? You need to watch the old movie, Soylent Green!!!!!!!

Why did you change out of the MT CS setup?

To those commenting on the right wheel stopping on takeoffs. Its likely because he is on the right rudder pedal and inadvertently applying a bit of brake.

I have 4 blade q-tips on my baron and my buddy has standard 3 blades on his. They claim it is quieter. I can't tell it is quieter with my ear, but it is definitely a different sound.

Aloha; well done!

Soylent is people... It's People!!!!! j/k🤣